Two stores in Florida - in Tampa and Orlando - are among the casualties.

Reports of the Sam's Club closings began to emerge in local media outlets throughout Texas, New York, New Jersey Alaska and Arizona, amid complaints from disgruntled employees and confused customers.

Armstead said as many as 200 full-time and part-time employees were laid off from the closure in Linden alone. - Sam's Club's parent company - announced it was raising its starting hourly wages from $9 to $11, giving one-time $1,000 bonuses to hourly employees and expanding its maternity and parental leave benefits. Come to BJ's, is the message from the competitor store.

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Unprecedented press conference by 4 senior SC Judges
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Chennaiyin, Pune grapple with coach suspension
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